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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Edit</span><span class="f_BodyText"> menu provides a range of functions to apply to diagram elements for the currently open diagram.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="184" style="width:184px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Undo&nbsp; [Ctrl]+[Z]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="483" style="width:483px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext"><a href="undolastaction.htm">Undo</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> the last action performed. (Note that some actions cannot be undone.)</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="483" style="width:483px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Re-apply the last undone action.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="184" style="width:184px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Copy&nbsp; [Ctrl]+[C]</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_Tabletext">Copy the selected elements to the MS Windows clipboard. To paste the selected elements, see the <a href="paste_elements_submenu.htm">Paste Elements submenu</a>.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_Tabletext">Copy an image of the selected elements to the clipboard. If no elements are selected, the entire diagram is copied.</span></li>
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<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">The image can be saved as a bitmap or a metafile; you set the format on the </span><span class="f_BodyText"><a href="generalsettings.htm">Options</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="184" style="width:184px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Add to Project Clipboard</span><br>
<span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Ctrl]+[Space]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="483" style="width:483px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Add the current element to the Enterprise Architect clipboard.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="184" style="width:184px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Clear Project Clipboard</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="483" style="width:483px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Clear any elements from the Enterprise Architect clipboard.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="184" style="width:184px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Paste Element(s)</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="483" style="width:483px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Paste clipboard elements into current diagram. See the</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> <a href="paste_elements_submenu.htm">Paste Elements</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> submenu.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="184" style="width:184px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Select All</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="483" style="width:483px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Select all elements concurrently on the current diagram.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="184" style="width:184px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Select By Type</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="483" style="width:483px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Specify a particular type of element to select.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="184" style="width:184px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Clear Selection</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="483" style="width:483px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Deselect all elements.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="184" style="width:184px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Find in Model&nbsp; [Ctrl]+[F]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="483" style="width:483px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext"><a href="searchingaproject.htm">Search the entire project </a>for particular phrases or words.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="184" style="width:184px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Bookmark Selected</span><br>
<span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Shift]+[Space]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="483" style="width:483px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext"><a href="managebookmarks.htm">Bookmark</a> the selected element(s). If the selected element is already bookmarked, this option removes the bookmark.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="184" style="width:184px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Clear All Bookmarks</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="483" style="width:483px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Clear <a href="managebookmarks.htm">bookmarks</a> from any bookmarked elements in the current diagram.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="184" style="width:184px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Delete Selected Element(s)</span><br>
<span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Ctrl]+[D]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="483" style="width:483px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Delete the selected element from the diagram.</span></p>
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